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1 16 American Revolution*

9. But when the blaft of war alTailed their ears, when they faw the crimfon fluid fpouting from the wounded warrior, their fouls fickened at the fight! — they fighed in fecret for the occupation of the Ihepherd, and the bleating of the flieep was as mufic in their ears 1

10. And it came to pafs, that therefidue of the hod fled to New- Ark, in the province of Jerfey, and the chief captain communed mthyo/fj)b* there.

1 1. And he faid unto him, If we go to the back parts of Pennfylvania, will the inhab- itants help us in that province?

12. Now this was a province that was giv- en by one of the kings of the iiland of Bri- tain, unto a man whofe fur-name was Pen?!, and it was called Pennfylvania, which being interpreted, is Penn's woody country.

13. He was a worthy many and an excel- lent law-giver 5 moreover he was a profefTor


 * - Colonel Reed.